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Cake day: June 30th, 2023

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  • Not a lawyer.
    But how to “cover your ass”.

    If pressured to still send a quote with it included, ask your manager to email over the details - ie get it in writing.
    You are looking for them to tell you to include this unprovidable service in the quote as part of the details/instructions.
    IE your manager to tell you to do the unethical thing in writing.
    And respond back along the lines of “as discussed, we can’t provide this service and can’t procure it from the upstream provider. However I will do as instructed and email the quote to the customer with this service included”.
    This is indicating that you have discussed it (ideally save any other emails about this subject).
    If your boss emails back “we haven’t discussed this”, then raise the issue in writing and don’t send the quote until it is resolved by email (if your boss talks to you in person, feel free to send a “follow up” email outlining what you discussed and ask for clarification).
    If your boss emails back “do as you are told”, then do as you are told.
    Save all the emails.

    BCC to a personal account will be seen in server logs. Better to export backups or take screenshots and put them on a USB. Or ZIP them with a password and find a way to exfil them without raising red flags if USB devices are restricted. There are many ways to do this, I’m sure I can suggest some.

    Generally, working under instruction where your pushback might lead to termination generally results in unfair dismissal and settlements.
    Especially if you can prove that you have raised the issue, and still been told to proceed.

    It doesn’t sound like this is a risk-to-life or risk-to-public scenario, so I don’t think “whistle blower” procedures are needed.


















  • Stephen King dark tower?
    No. Not western, no guns, no science, not really horror.

    WoT is the whole “forgotten/suppressed magic, ‘the one’, forces of long imprisoned evil” kinda fantasy, along with a rise to power, world politics, massive battles, adventure, and - I guess - romance.
    Has a lot of the tropes, but carves a great story and adventure.
    I genuinely recommend it. I’ve read it 3 times, and I enjoy the TV series.

    It’s a 15 book epic fantasy, with the last 3 books written by Brandon Sanderson according to (deceased, 2007) Robert Jordans notes.

    It’s good.
    It has it’s faults, Robert Jordans writing has it’s faults.
    But it is good, a great story, a great adventure, a great over-arching story. And 15 books long, makes it great read to sink into and enjoy.